Location
Ealing, London Borough of Ealing

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£59,298 per annum

About the Role
Develop your career in one of London's most diverse and challenging food sectors. Ealing is home to thousands of food businesses ranging from independent retailers and restaurants to food manufacturers, importers, approved establishments and businesses operating within complex international supply chains. With a significant number of high risk premises and approved food establishments, Ealing offers a breadth of food safety work rarely found elsewhere in local government.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Senior Environmental Health Officer (Food) to join our growing Food Safety Team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Food Safety Officer looking to broaden their technical expertise, work on complex and challenging cases, and develop specialist knowledge in areas such as approved premises, primary authority partnerships and food manufacturing.

As a Senior Environmental Health Officer (Food), you will undertake a leading technical role within the team, carrying out official food controls and other interventions across some of the borough's most complex and higher risk food businesses.

You will be responsible for:
- Undertaking programmed and non-routine food hygiene and food standards inspections of medium and high risk premises.
- Acting as a technical specialist and subject matter expert in food safety.
- Investigating serious complaints, food poisoning incidents and complex service requests.
- Leading on work involving approved establishments, manufacturers and businesses undertaking specialist food processes.
- Delivering sampling exercises and participating in food recalls and withdrawals.
- Using enforcement powers where necessary, including the preparation of prosecution files and giving evidence in court.
- Providing advice and guidance to businesses, members of the public and colleagues.
- Supporting less experienced officers through mentoring, training and quality assurance.
- Working closely with partner agencies including the Food Standards Agency and other enforcement partners.

Working in Ealing offers:
- Exposure to one of London's most varied and technically challenging food sectors.
- Opportunities to work with approved establishments, manufacturers, importers and specialist food businesses.
- Involvement in complex investigations, food incidents and enforcement work.
- The opportunity to develop technical specialisms and build expertise in areas of interest.
- A supportive team environment that encourages innovation and new ways of working.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Generous annual leave entitlement and Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Access to extensive learning and development opportunities.

If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we're looking forward to hearing from you.

Please note that this position is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process and you must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work will be requested at the interview stage.

Experience
- Degree in Environmental Health (or equivalent qualification) with EHRB/CIEH Registration and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- Practical and theoretical experience in Local Government regulation of Food Hygiene and Standards.
- Practical experience of carrying out high risk inspections and inspections of Approved food premises.
- Experience of enforcement, court proceedings and prosecutions.
- Experience of meeting performance targets.

About you
You will possess excellent communication skills, sound professional judgement and the ability to work independently while managing a varied and demanding workload. You are motivated and technically competent, able to demonstrate a commitment to high standards in food safety regulation.

Qualifications
Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent qualification with EHRB/CIEH Registration and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).